Disaster Preparedness Options

OPTION 1 Actionable Intelligence – Flood Disaster Preparedness

While platforms dictate the ability of the drone to access certain environments, its payload often determines the type of data it can collect. Remote sensors like electro-optical and infrared (EO/IR) cameras can help to establish situational awareness while communications relay payloads can be used to broadcast wireless frequencies wherever the drone travels.

Drones are wedded to software capabilities that can streamline access to and sharing of data. It is the data from drones that holds great potential, for example, when integrated into crowdsourced crisis maps and existing geographic information systems (GIS)

Drones have long been described as optimally suited to perform the 3-D missions, often described as dirty, dull, and dangerous. They can provide needed aerial data in areas considered too hazardous for people on the ground or for manned aircraft operation, such as sites with nuclear radiation contamination or in close proximity to wildfires. Drones can also deliver needed supplies and relay Wi-Fi and cellular phone service when communications are needed the most.

Additionally, drones and hovercraft can also be outfitted with various sensor options that include visual, thermal, LiDAR, hyperspectral and multispectral. Why are these important? In earthquakes and landslides, these sensors can be flown to conduct ground truthing surveys. The thermal sensor, for example, is perfectly suited for detecting the heat a human body emits, which helps locate survivors. Various sensors suites are efficient in obtaining data to create an exact 3D reconstruction of disaster zones, which when compared with historical data from satellites, offers new perspectives on the extent of damage, and terrain or field deviation that could help manage future disasters.

Option 2 Drones – Flood Disaster Preparedness

Drones are becoming a more valuable tool in many humanitarian operations, where the unmanned aircraft can be quickly launched and used to collect data and images and help locate people who might be injured or trapped.

Aerial views are critically helpful in large-scale disaster zones. Drones, designed to be agile, fast and robust, empower response teams with a substantial upper hand without costing as much as manned flight operations. Because many are autonomously flown, drones can access hard-to-reach areas and perform data-gathering tasks that are otherwise unsafe or impossible for humans.

Drones or UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) are increasingly coming to the forefront of humanitarian technology innovation. While drones are not new to headlines, their application in disaster relief situations is still in the embryonic stage, with exciting developments coming thick and fast.

Drones enhance the effectiveness of responders. In addition to relieving disaster responders from some of their most dangerous duties, drones can perform dull and dirty tasks to allow responders to focus on more important matters. For example, by providing situational awareness to disaster relief workers after Hurricane Katrina, drone technology allowed responders to focus on the tasks that needed attention immediately.

Drone technology is cost-efficient. While a robust drone system can require significant upfront capital cost, drones are still often cheaper than manned aircraft to purchase and operate.

Drone Highlights

◊ Folds Down to 30%◊ Designed By Drone Pilots◊ Drone Payload Capacity up to 60kg◊ Modular Rotor Configuration◊ Unparalleled Configuration ◊ No Extra Assembly Time

◊ Can be Tethered to Hovercraft◊ Long Term Surveillance to Tactical◊ Designed and Built in the US.◊ Compatible with HoverHomeTM

OPTION 3 Hovercraft – FLOOD DISASTER PREPAREDNESS

Hov Pod Hovercraft extremely useful on or near wet lands, wet sand or mud, shallow water, flooded rivers, puddles, swamps, many areas that can’t be reached with other vehicles. In a flood the average automobile can be swept off the road in 12 inches of moving water, and roads covered by water are prone to collapse. Attempting to drive through water also may stall your engine, with the potential to cause irreparable damage if you try to restart the engine.

If blood is being carried on the back of motorcycle, shaking caused by the bike and its vibrations can ruin the sample, these are tasks that hovercraft can perform,

As debris and rubble piled up on the streets most of the roads were blocked, denying access to outlying areas. In situations like this where normal road access is off the table, government agencies are forced to deploy hovercraft to continue immediate search and rescue, and later on, relief efforts. Search & rescue operations from the air are expensive, and as we’ve seen in the past, these operations can stretch for months, even years. In countries where resources are already scarce, this option is not viable.

Hov Pod Rescue Hovercraft – Hov Pod are very useful for flood, mud and ice rescues where it is impossible to use a boat. Boats are pretty useless on ice and mud. During floods, boat propellers get snagged up on street furniture, wire fences and plastic bags floating in the water, Hov Pod have no propellers. Hov Pod Rescue Hovercraft are also good on fast running water that would sweep a boat away.

During emergencies, rescue operations need to be fast to respond to various situations. In mud, quicksand, floods, ice or mixed terrain, conventional vehicles have serious limitations, and to overcome access issues then need auxiliary equipment such as flotation platforms to reach victims from mud and ice.

◊ Utilize Payloads, GPS, Cameras, Sonar◊ Tethered to a Drone for Surface to Air Visibility◊ Hov Pod World Leading Brand◊ Autonomous Capable

Option 4 Tethered Drones – Flood Disaster Preparedness

Certainly, the wide variety of unmanned systems—including specialized combinations of air, ground, and amphibious vehicles—open up an expansive set of mission capabilities. To truly gain an appreciation for the ability of hovercraft and drones to improve disaster relief operations, it is necessary to examine use cases on a granular level at all four disaster stages (Prevention, Preparation, Response, Recovery). Accordingly. However, as drones are increasingly integrated into disaster response operations, new uses for these platforms will be discovered, further advancing their safety and effectiveness in disaster response and relief.

Tethered drones are one of the most promising and powerful new technologies to improve disaster response and relief operations. Drones naturally complement traditional manned relief operations by helping to ensure that operations can be conducted safer, faster, and more efficiently.

Drone tethered to hovercraft technology is highly deployable. Drones and hovercraft, can be launched in a variety of environments without the need for a runway

The variation in drone and hovercraft capability and design allows rescue applications to be broad and flexible and also enables tethered drones to accomplish unique and specific missions for emergency and disaster response and for loss prevention and mitigation.

Innovators want to use tethered drones to deliver vital emergency supplies to areas with no road access, as well as to operate in disaster areas where access for rescuers is fraught with danger. Recent tests have yielded encouraging results and are also demonstrating the versatility of the hovercraft/drone as a platform for other technologies.

Option 5 HoverHome – Flood Disaster Preparedness

Drones have distance, flight time and operational limitations due to battery life, maximum remote control range and line of sight restrictions. If the home station is in a static location, operators must ensure that drones stay within remote control range or line of sight and that each drone has sufficient power to get home safely.

Mobile Drone Station – HoverHome is a mobile all terrain automated battery swap station, that not only allows for operation in remote areas but when a drones battery gets low, our robotic station can land the drone, swap the battery with a freshly charged one, and relaunch the drone to resume its mission. All with or without a pilot or crew on-board.

HoverHome – Mobile Drone Station is expanding the capabilities of commercial drones, by allowing for launching and landing on water, amphibious or hard to reach terrain. Enabling near-continuous flights with minimal down time, this mobile automated battery swap station also ensures data is collected when and where it is needed in a data-driven world.

OPTION 7 TRANSRANGER – FIXED WING DRONE

Our engineers have developed various unique and proprietary features for the Transranger including but not limited to quick release wing latches, integrated internal fuel tank, aerofoil shaped landing gear, antennas build into the winglets and internal GPS, meaning zero drag induced by these systems, rapid deploy airframe for quick assembly and transport, highly optimized manufacturing and composite techniques along with many other ‘Transranger only’ features.

These features and design values allow for an incredibly low weight system with a maximum take-off weight of only 16kg. The payload bay can be tailored to fit and mount a wide range of cameras, sensors and other equipment, the system offers great flexibility without limiting the operator or mission scope. Designed to be aerodynamically stable and steady in low speed flight applications the Transranger is designed to cruise at 20m/s. The airframe has a maximum VNE speed of 30m/s and a low stall speed of 13m/s and an incredible endurance of up to 7 hours.

At Approximately 1800 feet altitude, 45 mph, the trip on way will take approximately depending on conditions. Continuous 24/7 Surveillance.

FIXED WING HIGHLIGHTS

◊ Made From the Highest-Grade Materials◊ Highly Optimized Composite Frame◊ Advanced Aerodynamic Design◊ Efficient Cruise with Very Low Drag◊ Incredibly Low Weight at Only 5.6kg◊ Airframe is Completely Modular◊ Rapid Deployment Case To in the Air◊ Vertical Takeoff No Need for a Runway

OPTION 8 Mobile Rescue Solution – FLOOD DISASTER PREPAREDNESS

Bystander initiated first aid can save lives while the professionals are en route.

That’s why we are Official Distributors for first the Mobile Rescue Solution: an interactive first aid system that includes the knowledge and equipment untrained bystanders need to lend a hand during unexpected medical emergencies.

The interactive app runs an assessment-based algorithm to locate the most serious problems first. The app directs the bystander to find the proper equipment and then provides step-by-step instructions on how to manage the medical emergency.

Option 9 Water Filtration- Flood Disaster Preparedness

DIVVY® can be configured to provide up to 6,000 gallons of water per day; a per person equivalent of 3 gallons per day for 2,000 people. Whether propositioned as a component of emergency planning or deployed to provide relief and recovery following disaster, DIVVY® can meet the drinking water demands of any large group. Talk to an Hov Pod water expert for help calculating the emergency water needs of any population center.

The DIVVY Emergency Water System is designed for use in low resource situations when access to power, fuel and technical expertise is compromised. Fully operational and able to dispense safe drinking water within 90 minutes of set up—the DIVVY is an indispensable resource for both community preparedness and disaster response.

Water Filtration Highlights

◊ Can Be Carried By 1-2 People◊ Single Person Operation◊ Easy To Use Hand Pump◊ 30 Min Fill Time, 60 Min Treatment Time

◊ Works with Any Freshwater Source◊ Requires No Power◊ Kills Bacteria and Virus◊ Removes Particulate, Protozoa, and Cysts◊ Improves Taste and Odor◊ Easy To Clean and Reuse

◊ Up to 6000 Gallons a Day◊ Minutes from Setup to Dispensing◊ Provide 6,000 Gallons per Day◊ Dispenses 4 Gallons per Minute

Option 10 Communications – Flood Disaster Preparedness

Intelligent Disaster Preparedness System (iDPS) is designed to prevent severe impact from natural disasters and to organize the relief operation when a disaster occurs. It has a dual function of relief operations and training. The system integrates historical climate data, real-time monitoring, disaster simulations, hovercraft, drones and mission planning. The system applies computer intelligence to resource allocation to speed up and optimize disaster response.

This scalable cloud based integrated communication system utilizes satellite phone and mobile broadband technology with redundancy. Emergency call are directed to the operations center, where reports are received and confirmed and assigned as missions. Assignments are passed to disaster relief units and units execute missions.

◊ Track Mission Status◊ Track Disaster Status◊ Integrate Disaster and Resources in GIS◊ Receive Assigned Mission in the Field◊ Update Assigned Mission Status from the field◊ Send Video Images from the Field Real-Time◊ Request Support from the Field Real-Time

Federal Flood Disaster Preparedness Order

Per Executive Order (EO) 13653, the impacts of climate change — including an increase in prolonged periods of extreme temperatures, heavy downpours, an increase in wildfires, severe droughts, permafrost thawing, ocean acidification, and sea-level rise — are already affecting communities, economies, and public health across the nation. These impacts are often most significant for communities that already face economic or health-related challenges.

Managing these risks requires preparation, close cooperation, and coordinated planning by the Federal Government, as well as by stakeholders, to facilitate federal, state, local, tribal, private-sector, and nonprofit-sector efforts to improve climate change preparedness and resilience. These activities are designed to help safeguard our economy, infrastructure, environment, and natural resources, and provide for the continuity of executive department and agency operations, services, and programs. The Department of Labor is actively engaged in the coordinated federal efforts to enhance climate change preparedness and resilience. Don’t settle for a hovercraft, own a Hov Pod.